I love cats and dogs...I have a granddog that comes and stays some..and I have 4 cats..One stays outside all the time the others are inside outside cats..and let me just say dogs can be worst then cats...Had a dog one time that tore the couch up! Chewed everything! was the worst dog...ever...could not leave panties, quilts, pillows where he could get to them...Not to say cats are perfect but don't know what I would do with my sidekick while sewing!!